FOS Blog

14/11/2025

We often think of sweetness as a symbol of joy. The comfort of sugar in a cup of tea with a loved one, a piece of chocolate after a demanding day, or a slice of cake at a celebration. However, sweetness has a different meaning for millions of people worldwide; it is entwined with needles, medications, a lifelong fight for balance and quiet restraint

Written By: Tharushi Silva

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/when-sweetness-turns-silent/

We often think of sweetness as a symbol of joy. The comfort of sugar in a cup of tea with a loved one, a piece of chocolate after a demanding day, or a slice of cake at a celebration. However, sweetness has a different meaning for millions of people worldwide; it is entwined with needles, medication...

10/11/2025

On a quiet autumn evening in 1895, something remarkable happened at the University of Würzburg. Physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was doing his experiments with cathode rays when he noticed an unexpected fluorescent glow on a nearby screen. Curiously, he decided to place his hand between the tube and the screen. He could see the silhouette of his bones! This unexpected occurrence resulted in the discovery of X-rays, one that would revolutionize medical imaging forever. Roentgen went on to be awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics, and his work has led to diagnosing and treating disease in a way that was never before imaginable.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/seeing-beyond-the-surface-unveiling-the-hidden-stories-of-the-human-body/

Written by: Chamya Gallage

On a quiet autumn evening in 1895, something remarkable happened at the University of Würzburg. Physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen...

06/11/2025

හිස් අකුරු හතරක්
තේරෙද්දි ආදරය
නළලතේ උරුමයට
සින්දූර් නැතුවාද

Written by: Sashini Madhubhashini

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/unseen-pages-by-krish/

හිස් අකුරු හතරක් තේරෙද්දි ආදරය නළලතේ උරුමයට සින්දූර් නැතුවාද ගිනි දැවෙන හදවතක පුළුන් ගුලි නැතුවාට මහේෂ්ගේ වචනම.....

02/11/2025

Do we wear masks only for Halloween? No, I am not referring to any tangible covering we use to enclose our buccal cavities or any of our facial muscles. As a part of the Homo sapiens species, most of us tend to create a façade. We put on a fake face while we hide the real ones on a constant daily basis. Life is a costume party where only the best dressed would win or rather, survive.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/the-masks-we-wear/

Written by: Yeran Fernando

01/11/2025

“I think I’ll have to take the 10 o’clock bus. You can catch yours before that, I guess. So you can go in that.”

Written by: Leandra Shiyara

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/to-love-from-the-sidelines/

“I think I’ll have to take the 10 o’clock bus. You can catch yours before that, I guess. So you can go in that.”

26/10/2025

Close your eyes and imagine this… You are sitting in your favourite spot, surrounded by a cozy atmosphere. In front of you is a warm, steaming bowl of pasta, covered with a rich, tasty sauce that flames up your taste buds, or perhaps topped with a sprinkle of melted cheese.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/pasta-la-vista/

Written by: Chamya Gallage

"Life is too short not to eat pasta."- Sophia Loren - Close your eyes and imagine this… You are sitting in your favourite spot, surrounded by a cozy atmosphere. In front of you is a warm, steaming bowl of pasta, covered with a rich, tasty sauce that flames up your taste buds, or perhaps topped wit...

21/10/2025

Regret often arrives uninvited, a silent echo of choices that we thought were buried, reminding us that the past is never truly behind us. However, each person’s interpretation of the world is unique and changes as we progress through life due to new experiences and understandings. Perspectivism teaches us that our understanding is always settled because there is no singular constant reality along with what seemed obvious yesterday may dissolve under tomorrow’s altered perspective. This continuous evolution of viewpoint is the very essence of being alive. We are not static observers but actors who are continually redrawing their inner semantic. It is precisely because our perspectives mature and expand that regret takes hold. What once felt right can later feel like a betrayal of a wiser self.

Written by : Samuditha Saradindu

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/a-note-from-future-self/

Regret often arrives uninvited, a silent echo of choices that we thought were buried, reminding us that the past is never truly behind us. However, each person's interpretation of the world is unique and changes as we progress through life due to new experiences and understandings. Perspectivism tea...

20/10/2025

Even as rain falls drop by drop,
Only a tiny bead clings to the tip…
Though it roars shaking earth,
Still just a droplet rests on the leaf…

Written by: Rushani Kulathunge

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/first-love-3/

11/09/2025

She comes home, unrested, heart full of the burden she carries just from existing. The pressure of functioning in an ever so shunning social hemisphere. Pressure that can make diamonds crack and willpower fragment into miniscule pieces. She cuts her blue hair (an euphemism for her veins) as many times as she’s been failed by mankind, marking it as tallies each time the weight becomes unbearable. Each mark is a muted cry for help, a silent testimony etched into her skin that no one ever stopped to read.

Written By: Yeran Fernando

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/world-suicide-prevention-day-2/

She comes home, unrested, heart full of the burden she carries just from existing. The pressure of functioning in an ever so shunning social hemisphere. Pressure that can make diamonds crack and willpower fragment into miniscule pieces. She cuts her blue hair (an euphemism for her veins) as many tim...

09/09/2025

Every year since 1967, the world has come together to celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September, which reminds policymakers, practitioners, and the public of the critical importance of literacy. UNESCO established this day because of the importance of literacy as a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of personal and societal development.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/international-literacy-day/

Written by: Chamya Gallage

"Literacy is much more than an educational priority - it is the ultimate investment in the future and the first step towards all...

02/09/2025

They say we are made of stardust. And that’s not just poetic fluff, it’s true. Every element in your body heavier than hydrogen and helium was born in the fiery death of ancient stars. When those stars exploded in supernovae, they scattered their ashes across the cosmos, carbon, oxygen, iron, and all the ingredients of life. Eventually, some of that stardust came together in a small solar system around a modest star. And here we are.

Written by : Aparna Nanayakkara

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/older-than-you-think-maybe-forever/

They say we are made of stardust. And that’s not just poetic fluff, it’s true. Every element in your body heavier than hydrogen and helium was born in the fiery death of ancient stars. When those stars exploded in supernovae, they scattered their ashes across the cosmos, carbon, oxygen, iron, an...

26/08/2025

වේලාව සවස හය පසු වුණා පමණි. ඒ වන විටත් බටහිර අහසෙන් හිරු අවරට ගොස් අවසන් ව තිබුණි. ගොම්මන් අඳුර අප වෙළාගෙන ඇත. දිනක් තුළ කිලෝ මීටර් හතළිහකට ආසන්න දුරක් ඒමෙන් අපි සැම හෙම්බත් වී සිටියෙමු. දැන් අපගේ සිතේ තිබුණේ සිසිල් දිය පොදකින් අපේ සිරුරු සනසාගෙන සුවපහසු නින්දක් ලබාගැනීමේ අරමුණ පමණි.

Written by: Pamuditha Silva

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/yala_to_katharagama/